/*
 * Copyright 2009 Jesse McLaughlin (nzjess@gmail.com)
 * 
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 * 
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package org.travelfusion.xmlclient.handler;

import org.travelfusion.xmlclient.xobject.XRequest;
import org.travelfusion.xmlclient.xobject.XResponse;

/**
 * This interface provides methods for looking up associations between {@link XRequest}s and {@link Handler}s, and
 * between {@link RequestHandler}s and {@link RequestHandlerInterceptor}s and {@link ResponseHandler} s and
 * {@link ResponseHandlerInterceptor}s.
 * <p>
 * This interface complements the {@link HandlerPipelineTypeRegistry} interface.
 * 
 * @see HandlerPipelineTypeRegistry
 * 
 * @author Jesse McLaughlin (nzjess@gmail.com)
 */
public interface HandlerPipelineTypeLookup {

  Class<? extends RequestHandler<XRequest>> getRequestHandlerType(Class<? extends XRequest> requestType);

  Class<? extends ResponseHandler<XRequest, XResponse>> getResponseHandlerType(Class<? extends XRequest> requestType);

  Class<? extends RequestHandlerInterceptor> getRequestHandlerInterceptorType(Class<? extends RequestHandler<XRequest>> requestHandlerType);

  Class<? extends ResponseHandlerInterceptor> getResponseHandlerInterceptorType(
      Class<? extends ResponseHandler<XRequest, XResponse>> responseHandlerType);
}
